Explore Oak Ridge and the city of Oak Ridge are alerting businesses, motorists and residents of several main roads and intersections that could be affected by the Secret City Half Marathon and 5K ...

These are all misconceptions. Yes, one of Oak Ridge's nicknames is the "Atomic City." And it's true that its history is living, as more advanced nuclear companies choose to build there.

Marilou Awiakta, a world-renowned poet, moved to Oak Ridge when she was 9. It was 1945, just after Christmas. The air was cold, but the house was warm. The movers had built a fire in the fireplace ...

On March 19, 1949, the opening of the Elza gate to the secret city of Oak Ridge to the outside world was marked by a brilliant flash, a huge puff of white smoke and an unexpected bang as atomic ...

Until the federal government returned Oak Ridge to local control in 1959, the city was not even on the map. It was one of three “secret cities”— along with Los Alamos, N.M., and Hanford ...

But the city is home to world-class rowing and fishing along Melton Hill Lake, several museums and the Oak Ridge Playhouse, the official state community theater of Tennessee. It's a lot for a town ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Runners braved cold temperatures Saturday morning to show who was the fastest in the Secret City Half Marathon and 5K. They took off from the starting line at 9 a.m. and sped ...

The city, now called Oak Ridge, once was home to 75,000 people, yet it did not appear on any map. Visitors could get into the town only through gated entrances.

Oak Ridge — Many people who work in Oak Ridge don't live there, and now, city leaders are working to attract Now, leaders are working to attract more people to Secret City. There are new homes ...